UFO Sightings in Ohio
4,176 UFO sightings reported in Ohio since 1947, peaking in 2013 (363 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,176
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (363 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (363 reports)
Top cities in Ohio
Columbus
1956–2021 · peak 2013 (30 reports)
Cincinnati
1955–2022 · peak 2013 (17 reports)
Cleveland
1947–2021 · peak 2004 (9 reports)
Toledo
1954–2021 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Dayton
1959–2021 · peak 2021 (11 reports)
Akron
1956–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Canton
1956–2020 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Garrettsville
2004–2022 · peak 2020 (23 reports)
Cambridge
1966–2022 · peak 2020 (18 reports)
Youngstown
1969–2022 · peak 2020 (7 reports)
Springfield
1974–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Chillicothe
1982–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Fairborn
1999–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Hamilton
1952–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Mansfield
1965–2022 · peak 1973 (4 reports)
West Chester
1992–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Newark
1976–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Medina
1977–2021 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Delaware
1977–2020 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Massillon
1995–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
South Lebanon · OH, USA
may 24 th 2009 10:00 pm. south lebanon sighting over kings island.
Cincinnati (Milford) · OH, USA
My wife and I pulled onto shoulder of highway to observing a hovering sphere of light for 2 minutes! See long description.
Fostoria · OH, USA
first sighting was 8 lights forming a V formation then vanished. Second sighting was 4 lights (V shaped again)
Jackson · OH, USA
Horse shoe shaped UFO, Jackson, Ohio.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
3 orange lights of fire in a straight line moving slow.
Toledo · OH, USA
Round craft with big bright lights near Toledo, OH.
Calcutta · OH, USA
3 lighted circular craft over calcutta,ohio.
Toledo · OH, USA
UFO spotted over Toledo, OH, USA. Arc shaped and semi-tranparent.
Oak Hill · OH, USA
3 round lights in line horizontally hovering in place near a radio tower, disappear one by one.
Chillicothe · OH, USA
5 orange glowing lights in the south western sky
Newark · OH, USA
big bright ball of light and a smaller redish light
Greenwich Township · OH, USA
Thought it was a balloon. The object took off straight up in the air as I approached, then darted North.
Columbus · OH, USA
slow moving metallic orb in sky stopping in mid flight and then changing direction
Batavia · OH, USA
i saw a bright light that i though was awfully bright, and low to the ground to be a normal plane. i also noticed there was no flashing
Piqua · OH, USA
Seen crafts at different times in my life. I listed them in the full description.
Centerville · OH, USA
I heard this loud sound of a screaming aircraft very low above my apartment so i opened my shades and looked outside the window.I saw a
Findlay · OH, USA
Orange white object over northwest ohio.
Eaton · OH, USA
Bright no blinking point of light travelling East at constant speed
Newark · OH, USA
3 star like objects in a row,3 separate lights giving off red or orange light
South Zanesville · OH, USA
Looked like end of a Q-Tip, beachball sized object appeared from north to south, daytime, color matched cloud horizon, 80mph at 60'.
Streetsboro · OH, USA
I AM VERY SURE OF WHAT MY WIFE AND I SAW
New Paris · OH, USA
Insane lights and creepy high pitch noise ommiting from diamond shaped object
Newark · OH, USA
2 hovering bright lights in the sky, disappearing and reappearing in diff. loc. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of stars?? PD))
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Grey with slight sheen, right-circular cylinder with flat ends, aspect ratio 43, seen only in two photos.
Newark · OH, USA
triangle shaped craft with 3 dimming lights